netdev - Re: [PATCH] igb: completely disable interrupts during netpoll

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Date:	Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:35:19 -0600
From:	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>
To:	"Brandeburg, Jesse" <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>
Cc:	Andy Gospodarek <andy@...yhouse.net>,
	"Kirsher, Jeffrey T" <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>,
	"Allan, Bruce W" <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>,
	"Ronciak, John" <john.ronciak@...el.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-pci@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] igb: completely disable interrupts during netpoll

On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 01:29:19PM -0700, Brandeburg, Jesse wrote:
> > -	igb_irq_disable(adapter);
> > +	disable_irq(adapter->pdev->irq);
> 
> how does changing to disable_irq/enable_irq work with MSI and MSI-X
> interrupts?

Works just fine.  There's a disable_irq method in the irq_chip that
knows how to disable a particular type of interrupt.

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